#memory-leaks

How to: Memory leak in Google Chrome #fix #computers #programming

Memory leak in Google Chrome

As a developer it is very common for me to have 2-3 different IDE’s open, 10-15 google chrome windows which can hold up to 200 open tabs (I know I get out of hand some times), Photoshop, couple twitter bots for promo, and a few other programs but my system still runs fast and smooth.

I have an i7 processor with 12gb ram.

Now with all my usual stuff running my…

Answer: Why/how is svchost.exe using 6.5GB of memory? #development #computers #dev

Why/how is svchost.exe using 6.5GB of memory?

What is going on here? I have almost nothing running.

By almost nothing, I mean Firefox, and some background network applications that are entirely passive and would never use this much memory.

Related services: UxSms, TrkWks, SysMain, PcaSvc, Netman, CscService, AudioEndpointBuilder, TabletInputService

The only thing I can think of is that I was…

How-to: Are memory leaks ever ok? #answer #computers #dev

Are memory leaks ever ok?

Is it ever acceptable to have a memory leak in your C or C++ application?

What if you allocate some memory and use it until the very last line of code in your application (for example, a global object’s destructor)? As long as the memory consumption doesn’t grow over time, is it OK to trust the OS to free your memory for you when your application terminates (on Windows,…

Resolved: This Handler class should be static or leaks might occur: IncomingHandler #it #programming #answer

This Handler class should be static or leaks might occur: IncomingHandler

I’m developing an Android 2.3.3 application with a service. I have this inside that service to communicate with Main activity:

public class UDPListenerService extends Service { private static final String TAG = "UDPListenerService"; //private ThreadGroup myThreads = new ThreadGroup("UDPListenerServiceWorker"); private…

How to: Is there a way to programmatically tell if particular block of memory was not freed by FastMM?

Is there a way to programmatically tell if particular block of memory was not freed by FastMM?

I am trying to detect if a block of memory was not freed. Of course, the manager tells me that by dialog box or log file, but what if I would like to store results in a database? For example I would like to have in a database table a names of routines which allocated given blocks.

After reading a…

How to: Why does the use of 'new' cause memory leaks?

Why does the use of ‘new’ cause memory leaks?

I learned C# first, and now I’m starting with C++. As I understand, operator new in C++ is not similar to the one in C#.

Can you explain the reason of the memory leak in this sample code?

class A { ... }; struct B { ... }; A *object1 = new A(); B object2 = *(new B());

Answer: Why does the use of ‘new’ cause memory leaks?

When creating object2you’re…

How to: Anatomy of a "Memory Leak"

Anatomy of a "Memory Leak"

In .NET perspective:

What is a Memory Leak?

How can you determine whether your application leaks? What are the effects?

How can you prevent a memory leak?

If your application has memory leak, does it go away when the process exits or is killed? Or do memory leaks in your application affect other processes on the system even after process completion?

And what about…

How to: How far can memory leaks go?

How far can memory leaks go?

I’ve run into memory leaks many times. Usually when I’m malloc-ing like there’s no tomorrow, or dangling FILE *s like dirty laundry. I generally assume (read: hope desperately) that all memory is cleaned up at least when the program terminates. Are there any situations where leaked memory won’t be collected when the program terminates, or crashes?

If the answer…